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EnergyPlus NoMass Opaque Material - [source code]

Use this component to create a custom opaque material that has no mass, which can be plugged into the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Construction" component. _ It is important to note that this component creates a material with no mass and, because of this, the accuracy of the component is not as great as a material that has mass. However, this component is very useful if you only have an R-value for a material (or a construction) and you know that the mass is relatively small. _ If you want to create a material that accounts for mass, you should use the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Window Material" component.

Inputs

  • name [Required]

A text name for your NoMass Opaque Material.

  • roughness [Default]

A text value that indicated the roughness of your material. This can be either "VeryRough", "Rough", "MediumRough", "MediumSmooth", "Smooth", and "VerySmooth". The default is set to "Rough".

  • R_Value [Required]

A number representing the R-Value of the material in m2-K/W.

  • thermAbsp [Default]

An number between 0 and 1 that represents the thermal abstorptance of the material. The default is set to 0.9, which is common for most non-metallic materials.

  • solAbsp [Default]

An number between 0 and 1 that represents the abstorptance of solar radiation by the material. The default is set to 0.7, which is common for most non-metallic materials.

  • visAbsp [Default]

An number between 0 and 1 that represents the abstorptance of visible light by the material. The default is set to 0.7, which is common for most non-metallic materials.

Outputs

  • EPMaterial

A no-mass opaque material that can be plugged into the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Construction" component.

[Check Hydra Example Files for EnergyPlus NoMass Opaque Material](https://hydrashare.github.io/hydra/index.html?keywords=Honeybee_EnergyPlus NoMass Opaque Material)